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ransom

/ˈrans(ə)m

noun

1A sum of money demanded or paid for the release of a captive: the kidnappers demanded a ransom [mass noun]: he was demanding millions of pounds in ransom...

All but one have now been released, but only after millions of dollars in ransoms were paid.
He maintained that he had no money to pay the ransom demanded and that it was a case of mistaken identity.
Others are kidnapped and killed to extort lucrative ransoms from their families.

Synonyms

pay-off, payment, price

1.1 [mass noun] The holding or freeing of a captive in return for payment of a ransom: the capture and ransom of the king...

It was he who through his manipulation and deception engineered the capture and ransom of my beloved daughter.
The objectification of women is further underscored by Bacon's seizing them as captives for ransom.
Exchange or ransom was to be strictly according to rank, as specified in elaborate tables.

Synonyms

release, freedom, setting free, deliverance, liberation, rescue, redemption, restoration

verb [with object]

1Obtain the release of (a captive) by paying a ransom: the lord was captured in war and had to be ransomed...

The enemy was allowed, if they could, to ransom their enslaved women and children.
He repeatedly had to ransom prisoners taken in the course of Lombard raids, who would otherwise have been sold off as slaves.
No amnesty may be granted to him, nor can he be ransomed.

1.1Hold (a captive) and demand a ransom for their release: an English force burnt the village and ransomed the inhabitants...

So some pirates now take hostages instead of ships or cargo, and ransom them for tens of thousands of dollars.
It's just an incredibly natural film where Robert Shaw heads up a crew of four men who hijack a New York City subway train and ransom the passengers for a million dollars.
Suspecting the car may be the one being ransomed, police stopped Ali Jaan before he got into the car.

1.2Release (a captive) after receiving a ransom: they were all ransomed and returned unharmed...

The ransomed Sarah was delivered to the Sisters at La Chine and was baptized a Catholic at age fifteen.
Being ransomed to him would work out best for everyone.

Synonyms

obtain the release of, exchange for a ransom, buy the freedom of, release, free, deliver, liberate, rescue, redeem, restore to freedom

Phrases

hold someone to ransom

a king's ransom

Origin

Middle English: from Old French ransoun (noun), ransouner (verb), from Latin redemptio(n-) 'ransoming, releasing' (see redemption). Early use also occurred in theological contexts expressing 'deliverance' and 'atonement'.

In medieval times a captured enemy might be released if a sum of money, or ransom, was paid, and if you held them captive and demanded such a payment you were said to hold them to ransom. The word comes from the same Latin root as redeem (Late Middle English), and redemption (Middle English) redimere ‘buy back’. See also king

单词	ransom
释义	ransom /ˈrans(ə)m / noun 1A sum of money demanded or paid for the release of a captive: the kidnappers demanded a ransom [mass noun]: he was demanding millions of pounds in ransom... All but one have now been released, but only after millions of dollars in ransoms were paid. He maintained that he had no money to pay the ransom demanded and that it was a case of mistaken identity. Others are kidnapped and killed to extort lucrative ransoms from their families. Synonyms pay-off, payment, price 1.1 [mass noun] The holding or freeing of a captive in return for payment of a ransom: the capture and ransom of the king... It was he who through his manipulation and deception engineered the capture and ransom of my beloved daughter. The objectification of women is further underscored by Bacon's seizing them as captives for ransom. Exchange or ransom was to be strictly according to rank, as specified in elaborate tables. Synonyms release, freedom, setting free, deliverance, liberation, rescue, redemption, restoration verb [with object] 1Obtain the release of (a captive) by paying a ransom: the lord was captured in war and had to be ransomed... The enemy was allowed, if they could, to ransom their enslaved women and children. He repeatedly had to ransom prisoners taken in the course of Lombard raids, who would otherwise have been sold off as slaves. No amnesty may be granted to him, nor can he be ransomed. 1.1Hold (a captive) and demand a ransom for their release: an English force burnt the village and ransomed the inhabitants... So some pirates now take hostages instead of ships or cargo, and ransom them for tens of thousands of dollars. It's just an incredibly natural film where Robert Shaw heads up a crew of four men who hijack a New York City subway train and ransom the passengers for a million dollars. Suspecting the car may be the one being ransomed, police stopped Ali Jaan before he got into the car. 1.2Release (a captive) after receiving a ransom: they were all ransomed and returned unharmed... The ransomed Sarah was delivered to the Sisters at La Chine and was baptized a Catholic at age fifteen. Being ransomed to him would work out best for everyone. Synonyms obtain the release of, exchange for a ransom, buy the freedom of, release, free, deliver, liberate, rescue, redeem, restore to freedom Phrases hold someone to ransom a king's ransom Origin Middle English: from Old French ransoun (noun), ransouner (verb), from Latin redemptio(n-) 'ransoming, releasing' (see redemption). Early use also occurred in theological contexts expressing 'deliverance' and 'atonement'. In medieval times a captured enemy might be released if a sum of money, or ransom, was paid, and if you held them captive and demanded such a payment you were said to hold them to ransom. The word comes from the same Latin root as redeem (Late Middle English), and redemption (Middle English) redimere ‘buy back’. See also king Rhymes hansom, Ransome, transom
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